The Smoke Joint
“I had the pulled pork sandwich, the sauce on the bbq was not too sweet, which added to the deliciousness of the sandwich.”
“Wings, ribs, corn on the cob, cornbread, fries and mac and cheese.”
“I came for a quick bite before a show at the BAM, I ordered the braised brisket sandwich with a side of cornbread.”
The Smoke Joint
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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Let's be real. There's nothing quite like deliciously cooked succulent brisket. Few things are higher on my list when it come to delectable meats.
My family often frequents The Smoke Joint, and I've been there about 2 times. Each time I go, I get the brisket and mac and cheese. I have to admit, I don't really understand why other reviews say that the mac and cheese could be better. The only, other, mac and cheese that I know to be better is my own, HOMEMADE, mac and cheese. And honestly, The Smoke Joint's tastes just as good, it's really delicious.
Ok, enough about the mac and cheese. And back to the main attraction, the brisket. When I tell you that this is the best brisket that I've had, I am not kidding. It's succulent, with a thick smoke ring, and when you add the BBQ sauce it's mind blowing. MIND BLOWING. I tell you, I often dream about this brisket. It's that good. Oh! And the Bloody Mary's are delicious too!
Don't be swayed by the mediocre rating, The Smoke Joint does not disappoint!
Great drink specials- their grapefruit beer and well drinks were four bucks before seven. For sides, i recommend the well-seasoned fries and the mouth-watering greens. Brisket is the majn attraction- f'ing good.Move over hill country. Pro tip- Skip the pulled pork- it was all fat.
One of my friends introduced me to this spot because it is one of her favs. One of the things that I loved about this place aside from the location was the fact that they have an extensive list of bourbons and whiskeys. I'll have to come back for that action but I ordered the wings. That is literally all that I came here to do. Ah yes, my friend ordered some fries and mac 'n' cheese. The fries were, well…fries. They were the medium-sized (between shoestring and steak) and prepared the way a french fry should be. A light crispiness on the outside, soft and piping hot on the inside. I liked the mac 'n' cheese but everyone has their preference. You can taste the cheddar in this one. I don't know if it was the dish or the smell from the place but I think I tasted a hint of smoke in it. Speaking of smoke…
I normally enjoy regular, spicy buffalo and/or lemon pepper wings. The Smoke Joint has some big juicy wings but they do a little something extra. They smoke their wings! I don't think I've ever had a smoked buffalo wing before. Well, let me tell you, I definitely appreciated that extra smoke flavor. My only thing is that I prefer my wings to cooked very well done so that they're really crispy on the outside. The wings were cooked thoroughly but not as crispy as I like, but that's my fault for not requesting that when I ordered. All I know is that if I'm back in Brooklyn and I'm in the mood for BBQ or wings and bourbon, I'll be right back at this spot to try some more items from the menu. That Q that I saw the servers bringing to other tables looked and smelled delicious!
Overall, this restaurant was mediocre. I came here on a not-so-very-hot summer day. Although our waiter was very polite, he forgot about us the entire time. I ordered a chicken entreé, while my fiancé ordered the pulled pork. We were seated by the window, where there were only two other tables. It was a tight spot to get into. There was another couple behind us who were also seated at that time. Their order arrived within 15-20 minutes, while we waited about 40 for ours. I wish I can say I would come back here, but unfortunately, I wasn't as pleased. The food was alright, but not out of the ordinary.
Came here with my partner on the weekend. We had to stand for about 15-20 minutes before we were seated but it was worth it.
I had the short ribs with a side of Bed Stuy potato salad, while the partner had the spare ribs with smoky greens. All was excellent. Think some corn bread was thrown in there, too. There probably need to be more good bbq joints in the city, but I'm glad this one exists. What is also great is the diverse crowd, which you don't get too often in too many places.
I've been here a number of times usually before going to the Barclays center, I've always sat at the bar, the food on the menu is a la carte so you can make your own plate here, I had the wings which were tasty, I also had the chicken that came with this sauce that seemed to be a vinegar/mustard based sauce which added a lot of flavor, the potato salad was great as well…the Cajun fries were my absolute favorite, they were a little sweet and savory, it seems like some brown sugar was added which really hit the spot, overall this is a good place with some good bbq at some good prices
I love BBQ. LOVE IT and I like this place. I've been here a few times with my family, the food is usually good. "Usually", sometimes not so much, which is annoying. It's not consistent. Also the last time we came my food came out first and the rest of party was served afterwards. This is a pet peeve of mine. We order at the same time, its up to the kitchen to make sure the food comes out for the entire part at the same time. Not in dribs and drabs.
The staff is great, friendly and attentive. No complaints there.
After riding around Brooklyn for 30 minutes my parents and I settled down to come here and devour some delicious bbq.
We started off annoyed and sometimes everything can go downhill from there, but on a better note, it definitely didn't. At the time that we came to dine in a table for 3 was only available in the den area of the restaurant leaving us to melt against the beaming sunlight and the owner did not think it was smart to open the doors. So although we were starving like Marvin and his cousins, we couldn't thug it out and sit in that area. At that time, we decided to ask the manager if she minds pushing two tables together to allow us to sit down comfortably and eat. SHE SAID YES! (even though we shouldn't have needed to ask that it should have been recommended to us TUH!) It took a while for our waitress to show us the attention we needed but she did finally get the chance to come over take our orders and explain that she was the only server. Now usually I would call this a person looking for pity, but she did an amazing job with our order I'll love her forever. I'm all about service, and this girl was right on point with repeating our order back, telling us about the sauces, and helping us choose what was best for our appetite.
Food came out in no time and plus we had our drinks to sip on in the meanwhile. This food is delicious! My parents are some southerners so they're all about ribs and bbq sauce (me not so much). We ordered mac and cheese, collard greens, (3) cornbreads, fries, chopped chicken, chicken wings, half rack of pork ribs and whole rack of pork ribs (YES, WE CAN EATTTT). EVERYTHING was delicious! (sike, I could do without the fries) Those wings though…. AMAZINGGGGGGGGGGGGGG. I'm not even kidding you.
I'll definitely come back when I need a southern BBQ comfort food fixing!